The Pursuit of Happiness

Hello, my dears, today I want to recommend an old movie - “The Pursuit of Happiness”. It is based on a true story of famous self-made millionaire – Chris Gardner. Will Smith garnered the Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Chris in the movie in 2006.

The movie describes chris’ hard life from the very beginning. To save money, he had to send his son Christopher to the kindergarten which is cheap but with poor quality run by ethic Chinese; to make money, he had to rush about selling the scanners which are expensive but useless to others, he had to pay for living, taxes, rent and so on. Life is really hard and things get worse. His wife Linda left him because she can’t endure the pressure of their poor life. With the failure of his business, Chris and his son were driven away from the flat because he had no money to pay for the rent. They became homeless. They slept in subway station, public bathroom, asylum, or anywhere as a temporary shelter. The destitution of life was absolutely depressing. I never forget the sentence he ever said: “They all look so damn happy to me, why couldn’t I look like that?” However, with his great effort, Chris won a internship at Dean Witter without any payment. On one hand, Chris had to work hard to make a living; on the other hand, he had to fight for his intern work, since only one of the twenty interns would succeed finally. Besides, he had to take good care of his son after day care. Life is still hard, but for his son, for the happiness, he never gave up. He made it with his amazing willpower. After beginning his career at Dean Witter, Chris Gardner went on to found the investment firm Gardner Rich in 1987.

He once said to his son: Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People who can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it!” Just like he said, he was sticking. He always believes that he works hard enough today, happiness will come tomorrow. Where there is a will, there is a way. Finally, Chris got his own happiness.

What’s happiness? Everybody has their own explanation and definition. If you get lost in the process of looking for happiness, this movie may help you to find your way back. It’s really an excellent film.

第二篇：当幸福来敲门英文影评

A Review of《The Pursuit of Happiness》

I have seen《The Pursuit of Happiness》 several days ago , but I can?t forget Chris and his spirits until now . To be honest , this move is really a big shock to me , and the strong power in Chris has been influencing me all the time .

Characters and the climate

There are mainly three characters : Chris Gardner 、Christopher、 Linda ,and the leading character is Chris Gardner ,the father. The whole atmosphere is positive ,though there is a large part describing the bitter struggles of Chris ,his spirit is inspiring , and there is no disappear but hope and stable belief in happiness.

Development of events

The story of Chris Gardner is divided into six part ,I will introduce them one by one .

Part one : Riding the bus

It was in San Francisco 1981, Chris spent all his money on buying medical equipments , but later he found that they were unpopular among doctors ,because they were expensive and almost useless . everyday he did his best to promote the equipment to doctors ,but he can?t earn enough for the rent and kindergarten , his life was not easy .

Part two: Being stupid

In this part ,Chris had to apply for a work as a stock woker ,so he left the medical equipment with a girl ,but the girl took it away ! what a accident !

Part three : Running

He rann after the girl who had stolen the equipment ,finally ,he took it back ,another situation is that he had no money for the taxi ,so he escaped ;Third ,he was sent to the prison for owing the taxes ,and the next morning ,he ran to the stock company for a interview with paint stains on his body .

Part four : Internship

Chris got the job as a internship for six months without salary ,,it was really a hard time for him ,he had to sell the equipment while working as a internship. Afterall , he earned some money from the medical equipments

Part five : Paying taxes

In this part ,there was a big hit to him ,the government took $600 from his account and he only had $21.33 left ,he was broke again .this part was the most impressive but inspiring one .During that time ,he and his son spent a night in the WC ,and lived in the church hospice for many days ,although there were many barriers ,he carried on seeking for the happiness.

Part six : Happiness

It was an exciting part ,Chris was succeed ,and he did it finally ,he became a successful stock worker!

My views on the story

After the move ,I thought of many things :we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equally , that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights ,that among these are life ,liberty and the pursuit of happiness . I think Chris must have read the above paragraph for many times and believed it unswervingly.

At the beginning of the move, after Chris has sent Christopher to the kindergarten , he saw a wrong word on the wall ,and said the famous sentence : There is no ?Y? in happiness ,the only thing we can do is striving for our own happiness voluntarily .Just like Chris do.

The silly scene of taking a bus was a part of Chris Gardner?s life , in the move , Chris Gardner ,a poor father ,who had his wife left him ,because she could?t handle her life without financial security .while Chris was selling medical equipment to doctors , she decided get away from her poor family . Although under great pressure , Chris chose to stick it out, and fight for what he known he can do ,for him ,and for his son. He is strong in spirit ,whatever barriers he meet ,he just continued his work and never stopped running .but it looks like that god likes to play tricks with him , he had gone through more hardships than others before the final success .

I think it is really a good move ,we are unique and we are ourselves ,just hold a dream and do what you can do ,and do your best ,don?t ever let somebody tell you that you can?t do something .If you want something ,go and get it . It is said that the move is from a true story ,so we should believe the sentence that “Everything is possible” .

Like Chris?s forefathers ,who posses the desire and the passion to live it ,who dream the American dream . In the end he finally made his dream come true ,he became a banker. “Hey ,dad ,listen to this ,knock, knock ”I know who was there .he was happiness .

The Pursuit of Happiness is really an excellent move , after watching it ,I can?t calm my heart down for a long time,there are tears on my face ,but smile in my heart ,I think Chris is a good example for all of us ,just be optimistic and go to realize your dream.

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I have seen a inspirational film, called "the pursuit of happiness ". It is based on a true story of the famous of self-made millionaires Chris Gardner

我看过一个鼓舞人心的电影：《当幸福来敲门》,它是基于一个真实的百万富翁Chris Gardner白手起家的故事。

Characters and the climate

There are mainly three characters : Chris Gardner 、Christopher、 Linda, and the leading character is Chris Gardner ,the father. The whole atmosphere is positive, though there is a large part describing the bitter struggles of Chris, his spirit is inspiring, and there is no disappear but hope and stable belief in happiness. It could be seen that Chris could not improve his family life through his hard work. What was worse, his wife Linda left him because of the hard life. However, Chris did not give in and give up. He tried his best to build a happy life for his little son and finally he became a successful investor.

I think it is really a good movie ,we are unique and we are ourselves, just hold a dream and do what you can do ,and do your best ,don?t ever let somebody tell you that you can?t do something .If you want something ,go and get it . It is said that the move is from a true story, so we should believe the sentence that “Everything is possible”.

The Pursuit of Happiness is really an excellent move , after watching it ,I can?t calm my heart down for a long time,there are tears on my face ,but smile in my heart ,I think Chris is a good example for all of us ,just be optimistic and go to realize your dream.

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A Review of《The Pursuit of Happiness》 After the move ,I thought of many things :we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equally , that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights ,that among these are life ,liberty and the pursuit of happiness . I think Chris must have read the above paragraph for many times and believed it unswervingly. At the beginning of the move, after Chris has sent Christopher to the kindergarten , he saw a wrong word on the wall ,and said the famous sentence : There is no ?Y? in happiness ,the only thing we can do is striving for our own happiness voluntarily .Just like Chris do. The silly scene of taking a bus was a part of Chris Gardner?s life , in the move , Chris Gardner ,a poor father ,who had his wife left

him ,because she could?t handle her life without financial security .while Chris was selling medical equipment to doctors , she decided get away from her poor family . Although under great pressure , Chris chose to stick it out, and fight for what he known he can do ,for him ,and for his son. He is strong in spirit ,whatever barriers he meet ,he just continued his work and never stopped running .but it looks like that god likes to play tricks with him , he had gone through more hardships than others before the final success .

I think it is really a good move ,we are unique and we are

ourselves ,just hold a dream and do what you can do ,and do your best ,don?t ever let somebody tell you that you can?t do something .If you want something ,go and get it . It is said that the move is from a true story ,so we should believe the sentence that “Everything is possible” .

Like Chris?s forefathers ,who posses the desire and the passion to live it ,who dream the American dream . In the end he finally made his dream come true ,he became a banker. “Hey ,dad ,listen to this ,knock, knock ”I know who was there .he was happiness .

The Pursuit of Happiness is really an excellent move , after

watching it ,I can?t calm my heart down for a long time,there are tears on my face ,but smile in my heart ,I think Chris is a good example for all of us ,just be optimistic and go to realize your dream.

The movie "The Pursuit of Happiness", Will Smith portrays Chris Gardner, a man pursuing a dream. Gardner is a salesman for a piece of medical equipment which is too expensive for what it is worth. After going months without any sales, his wife decides to start a better life, leaving him alone to raise their son, Christopher (Jaden Smith). After Gardner's wife leaves, he continues to try to sell the medical device. He then sees an opening to his future as a stock broker. The only problem is that, in order to be considered for the job, he must complete a highly competitive, six-month, unpaid internship. He does everything he can to prove to his boss, himself, and his son, that he can be a better man, even if this means living in hotels, homeless shelters, or even the bathroom of a subway station. While completing the internship, he continues to attempt to sell the equipment to make ends meet and pay for his son's day care. This is a classic story of a family living in poverty working their way up the social ladder towards happiness, and doing whatever it takes to reach the top.

One of the main messages of "The Pursuit of Happiness" is 'never give up.' Chris Gardner goes from just barely having enough money to pay the rent to having nothing but the clothes on his back, and the love and faith of his son. Gardner was able to dodge anything and everything that life threw at him and became a top stock broker. This film is not as

much about finding a job and making money as much has a lot on its mind but mostly this: If America is about the promise of bettering oneself, why does it have to be so freaking hard? In the movie,

Jefferson's Declaration of Independence words about happiness kept recurring to Chris Gardner. Every day, Christ had to work hard from morning till night, but still could hardly make a living. Chris saw a bunch of suits, mostly male, pouring out of the Dean Witter Reynolds brokerage firm in downtown San Francisco. They all looked “happy,” “Why not me? “ Christ wondered. He did have an adorable boy,

Christopher, but wife Linda was becoming a scarecrow of overworked anxiety. Finally, his wife left Christ because of life pressure, leaving him and her five-year-old son, Christopher. And naturally, Christ became a single father.

With the failure of his business, Christ had no money to pay for the rent, so they were driven away from the flat. They became homeless. They slept in asylum, subway station public bathroom or anywhere as a temporary shelter. The destitution of life was absolutely depressing, but for his son?s future, for his own belief, Christ never gave up and he still strongly believed that happiness would come one day if he worked hard enough today.

With his great efforts, Christ won a six-month internship at Dean Witter, but there was no pay at all. So on one hand, Christ had to work hard to make a living; on the other hand, he had to fight for his intern work, since only one of the twenty interns would succeed finally. Besides, he had to take good care of his son after day care. However, Christ made it with his amazing willpower.

Christ was unfortunate, for he got a wife who was not understandable at all (though she has her own difficulties) and was in bad luck with his business. But he was very fortunate also, for he got a son who was very thoughtful and, I think, tough life experiences always make a great person.

It is said that this movie is inspired by a true story, and I want to say, this movie does inspire me a lot. What impressed me most are: Christ?s wife left him because of life pressure; Christ?s love to his son and Christ?s strong belief towards life. Through these, I know that it is not easy to be a good husband and a good Papa, since in reality, only love cannot only make everything. And I also learn that one has to strongly believe in himself, no matter how difficult the situation is, but of course, hard-working is indispensable.